The Madre fire has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, making it the largest blaze in the state this year.

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:51 p.m. in San Luis Obispo County, California. Ranchita Fire has been burning on ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area on the Central California coast grew to more than 70,800 acres Friday as the fire-prone state enters the hot and dry months of summer. The Madre Fire, burning in warm ...

Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the ...

San Luis Obispo County Detectives Report Four Teenage Suspects Identified, One Teen Implicated in Templeton Fire ...

The Madre Fire in California has burned over 35,000 acres, becoming the largest wildfire of 2025. With only 5% containment, it has forced evacuations and closed Highway 166.

CAL FIRE in San Luis Obispo County is shifting how it groups battalions to better serve its communities. A new San Luis ...

Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a ...

A massive wildfire raced through dry grass, scorching roughly 35,500 acres as of Thursday morning, and forcing the evacuation of more than 200 people north of Highway 166 near the southeastern border ...

The fire sparked near Highway 166 in New Cuyama in the afternoon of July 2, rapidly expanding to engulf 35,000 acres by that ...

As of the Friday update at 9:15 a.m., the Madre Fire remained at 52,592 acres and was now 10% contained, according to Cal Fire. The blaze broke out near Highway 166 in the southeastern portion of San ...

Firefighters in San Luis Obispo County are battling what is currently the largest wildfire in California so far this year.